How to Use great divide in a Sentence

great divide

noun
  • Simply the great divide between them.
    Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And that isn’t even close to the scariest part when considering what might resume being a great divide between the Padres and Dodgers the rest of the regular season (and possibly in the postseason).
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Society has been rocked in the past seven days by comedy and politics, by debates about authoritarianism and free speech, and by a reckoning about the great divide across the United States.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The great divide between industrial manufacturing and traditional craftsmanship is widely lamented among aesthetes.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 June 2026
  • Understanding that, despite their attempts at reconciliation, the great divide between the Peaches and the Plums remains unwavering, Pinky does the Lord’s work to bring the entire cast together for a night of innocent fun.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 15 June 2026

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